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GROUP SUPPORTED BY PRODUCED BY vslive.com/orlando magazine November Orlando, FL 18-22, 2013 LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Contents 3 10 A Message from the Co-Chairs Workshops Who Should Attend Advisory Council 11 Visual Studio Live! 4 Azure / Cloud Computing Application Development Managers What is Live! 360? 13 ASP.NET Programmers 5 Mobile Development Corporate/Business Management 10 Reasons to Attend 15 Development Team Managers 6 Data Management Directors of Software Development Events & Activities 15 Enterprise Architects 7 Visual Studio / .NET Framework Executive IT Management Agenda: At-a-Glance 18 Operations Managers Web and JavaScript Development Programmers 20 Project Leaders Windows 8.1 / WinRT Senior Architects 23 Software Architects / Designers Conference Speakers Software Developers Software Engineering Supervisors 27 Software Teams Sponsors and Exhibitors Sr. Programmers 29 Sr. Software Developers Venue Information Systems Analysts 31 Technical VPs Registration Packages Visual Studio Programmers 2 Register at vslive.com/orlando November Orlando, FL 18-22, 2013 LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO A Message from the Conference Co-Chairs Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 are out and share common APIs. Add to that the industry-wide HTML 5 push, NoSQL and various enhancements to Windows Azure reaching general availability, and you can see how Visual Studio Live! the whole Microsoft software development stack continues to evolve and improve. Orlando We think there’s a great way to digest these changes and seize their collective opportunity. And that’s to hear Advisory Council about them directly from the finest expert speakers in the business, in sunny Orlando, Florida this November. Andrew Brust We’re Andrew Brust and Rocky Lhotka, and as Conference Co-Chairs for Visual Studio Live! Orlando, we’d like to Visual Studio Live! personally invite you to join us at the magnificent Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, where we’ll Orlando Co-chair have some of the best content and speakers that you’ll find at a technical conference. Founder & CEO, We’ve put together a blockbuster lineup of sessions on: Windows 8.1/WinRT, Azure/Cloud Computing, Web and Blue Badge Insights JavaScript Development, Data Management, Mobile Development, and Microsoft Visual Studio /.NET Framework. These sessions burrow deep into the new subjects you need to master and the fundamentals that are always important. Michael Desmond Editor in Chief, Plus, Visual Studio Live! is once again a part of Live! 360, which means we’ve worked with the other conference MSDN Magazine chairs to ensure our content is aligned with the co-located technology tracks at Live! 360. This gives you the unique chance to focus on SQL Server, SharePoint and Modern Apps in addition to the leading-edge and relevant .NET development content you’ve come to expect from Visual Studio Live!. Rockford Lhotka Hardcore content from independent experts isn’t a luxury. With so much change in the Microsoft stack, it’s a Visual Studio Live! necessity. Visual Studio Live! and Live! 360 are here to help you master it. Orlando Co-chair Principal Technology We hope to see you in Orlando! Evangelist, Magenic Keith Ward Editor in Chief, Visual Studio Magazine Andrew Brust Rockford Lhotka Visual Studio Live! Co-Chair Visual Studio Live! Co-Chair Michael Domingo Editor in Chief, Virtualization Review 3 Register at vslive.com/orlando November Orlando, FL 18-22, 2013 LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO WHAT IS LIVE! 360? Live! 360 is a unique conference comprised of four co-located events: Visual Studio Live!, Modern Apps Live!, SharePoint Live!, and SQL Server Live!. These forward-thinking and educational events are geared toward both the IT and Developer community. Incorporating knowledge transfer, networking and leading-edge training, these conferences keep attendees up-to-date on current technologies with a look to the future. Attendees of any of the Live! events will have unlimited access to all four – mix and match sessions to create a custom conference! We’ve Got Your Ticket to Code! Collaborate and Listen. Visual Studio Live! Orlando brings developers, software architects, SharePoint Live! provides leading-edge knowledge and training for programmers and designers together to learn from industry experts SharePoint administrators, developers and planners who must and Microsoft insiders. Attendees will learn how to maximize the customize, deploy and maintain SharePoint Server and SharePoint development capabilities of Visual Studio and .NET and SO much Foundation to maximize business value. splive360.com more in tracks including Mobile, Web / HTML5, Windows 8.1 / WinRT and WPF / Silverlight. vslive.com/Orlando The Future of Software Development Is Back. Modern Apps Live! is back for an encore performance after its Fine Tune Your Data. well-received event in March! Presented in partnership with Magenic, SQL Server Live! provides IT professionals, developers, DBAs and analytics Modern Apps Live! brings development managers, software architects specialists — across a breadth of experience and organizations — and development leads together to break down the latest and greatest comprehensive education and knowledge share for SQL Server database techniques in low-cost, high-value application development. What sets management, data warehouse/BI model design, Big Data analytics, Modern Apps Live! apart is the singular topic focus; sessions build on performance tuning, troubleshooting and coding against SQL Server. each other as the conference progresses, leaving you with a holistic sqllive360.com understanding of modern applications. modernappslive.com 4 Register at vslive.com/orlando November Orlando, FL 18-22, 2013 LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Reasons to Attend Visual Studio Live! Orlando 1. LIVE! LEARNING. Let’s face it – nothing beats live learning, and attending the development world’s most trusted conference remains the best way 10to stay current in the ever-changing IT industry. 2. FOUR-FOR-ONE! By registering for Visual Studio Live!, you have access to the other co-located conferences going on during Live! 360 - SharePoint Live!, SQL Server Live!, and Modern Apps Live! – for one low price! 3. CREATE-YOUR-OWN-CONFERENCE. Not only do you have access to 5 days of 60+ educational sessions covering .NET / Visual Studio, Mobile, Web/HTML5 and Windows 8.1 / WinRT, but you’ll have access to 140+ sessions on SQL Server, SharePoint, and Modern Apps techniques. Live! 360 offers you a chance to individualize your conference experience like never before. 4. EVERYONE HAS A VOICE. Hear from both independent industry experts and Microsoft insiders on the most recent software and industry updates. 5. IMMERSE YOURSELF. Pre and post conference workshops provide a deep dive into the topics you want to learn about most! 6. ALL-ACCESS. Not only will you find your favorite industry speakers all in one place, including Andrew Brust, Miguel Castro, Marcel de Vries, Billy Hollis, and Rocky Lhotka, but you have unparalleled access to them during lunches, in the hallways, and during activities to ask questions, get their opinions, or just introduce yourself! 7. WHAT’S OUR NAME? Visual Studio Live! The Microsoft .NET 4.5 framework includes exciting new capabilities that apply to any type of .NET application. Visual Studio 2012 provides powerful features around debugging, architecture and application lifecycle management (ALM). We'll give you the information you need to understand and leverage the power of .NET, Visual Studio, ALM, and LightSwitch today and into the future. 8. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Find out what’s happening on the Microsoft and developer landscape – with both the technology you’re working with today, AND the new stuff that’s on the horizon. 9. KNOW THY NEIGHBOR. We give you countless opportunities to get to you your fellow attendees, both formally and informally. From the networking breakfasts, to evening activities, to just sitting next to someone new at lunch, you’ll have the unique chance to learn from and share with your peers, all week long! 10. KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. You think your 8 year old will be happy to find out you are going to Orlando ALONE? Make it a work and family trip - bring your spouse and kids along! 5 Register at vslive.com/orlando November Orlando, FL 18-22, 2013 LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO Events & Activities Your attendance at Visual Studio Live! / Live! 360 is about learning from your peers as well as the experts; make the most of your time with us and add these events and activities to your itinerary! Dine-A-Round Dinner Exhibitor Reception Luncheon Rockin’ Round Table Sunday, November 17, Tuesday, November 19, Thursday, November 21 6:00pm – 9:00pm 5:30pm – 7:30pm 12:15pm – 1:30pm Universal CityWalk Expo Hall Dining Tent Join other conference attendees Enjoy drinks and snacks while you Live! 360 celebrates 20 years of and speakers for a casual, no-host explore the Live 360 exhibits and Visual Studio Live! by rolling back dinner and make a few new friends network with fellow attendees and the tunes to 1993.